The Civilian Power or Citizens' Force (GS; russian: Гражданская сила; ГС; ''Grazhdanskaya sila'', ''GS'') is a green-liberal political party in the

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. The organization was called the Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business in 2002, then renamed Free Russia in 2004, and in February 2007 changed to Civilian Power. Members of the political council include: * Mikhail Barshchevsky *

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* Tatyana Ustinova * Maxim Kononenko * Eduard Uspensky

The Party's names

* Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business (RSP, 2002–2004) * Free Russia Party (PSR, 2004—2007) * Civilian Power (GS, 2007—2008) * All-Russian Public Organization "Civilian Forces" (OOO GS, 2008—2012) * Civilian Power (GS, 2012—)

History

The "Free Russia" party was created in 2004, based on small and medium-sized Russian businesses. On October 8, 2006, the party overtook the 7% barrier on the legislative elections in Novgorod District. In November 2006, the 6th party conference was held. On February 27, 2007, Mikhail Barshchevsky, the chairman and plenipotentiary of the High Council of the Russian government, held a press conference. This was in aid of the party principles of Civilian Power. In the middle of April 2007, an organizational conference was held. The chairman of the High Council is plenipotentiary of the Government of Russia in Constitutional, Supreme and Highest Arbitral Courts Mikhail Barshchevsky (a member since December 2006). The chairman of the Federal Political Council − The founder of the party, businessman Alexander Ryavkin from 2014 - 2015 year was the vice governor of the Oryol region. The party won 1.05% of votes in the

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, not breaking the 7% barrier, and thus no seats in

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. Civilian Power supported

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as their candidate in the presidential election in 2008. It merged with Union of Right Forces and the Democratic Party of Russia to form the Right Cause on 16 November 2008. Civilian Power was again registered as a

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on 7 June 2012. The party advocates the legalization of prostitution in Russia. In the elections of 2014, the party won one seat in the regional parliament

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Electoral results

In 2017, the Party announced that the only candidate whom the party will support is current president Vladimir Putin. for the 2018 Russian presidential election.

Presidential elections

Legislative elections

References

External links

Civilian Power, official site
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